There is an expression something like that. It seems to describe our government's decision to withhold military aid to African nations who refuse to sign an agreement exempting American soldiers from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. As a result, in the opinion of several high ranking generals, we are hamstringing these nations - and ourselves - in their attempt to fight terrorists as well as opening the door wider for the Chinese to exert even more influence in Africa.
In the eyes of the people running our government today it is better to cede influence in Africa than to take part in an international system of justice which may actually prosecute our troops who commit acts similar to those that others commit and are held accountable for by the world and by us.
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